Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
THE LIONS SORE SPOT.
Its Constant Irritation Allows the Animal no
Rest or Comfort

LONDON, Sept. 12.-In the house of COM
mons tonight Balfour, chief secretary
for Ireland announced that a telegram
had been received regarding the affray at
Llsdoonvarna last night. The dispatch
states that five moonlighters were captur- |
ed. Constable Wheeler was killed and |
three Others seriously hurt. The five men
captursd were arrested inside the house |
of Farmer Sexton. Two more were iden-
titled today. Farmer Sexton whom |
the gang meant to murder had been |
summoned by the league and ceusured, |
ard he had promised to surrender his |
farm but did not do so. The gang there |
upon entered his house when the police
lay in ambush and surprised them. Bal |
four, in replying to Harcourt, said the
instructions the police were now acting
under, were the same that they received
when Sir William was a member of the
Gladstone government. (Cheers.) With
regard to Gen. Butler, Balfour laid he
resigned now simply because he desired
not to delay his return to the war
office. Referring to Sir Williams
contention that the suppression of the
public meetings was illegal Balfour said
he did not know at what period Sir Will
lam lost his knowledge of law but it was
matter of history under the common
law of Ireland. Sir William himself
acted with Gladstone and Forster in pro-
claiming l30 meetings. 1t was absurd to
describe such meetings as for free
discussions. They were heralded by pla-
cards of an inflammatory nature. OBJ
vlously their object was to defeat the
laws and to foster outrages and intimi-
datien. Regarding the Mitchellstown
affair, Balfour said it had been clearly as
certained that the action of the police was
in the face an extreme provocation. The
whole responsibility rests upon those
who convoked the meeting. (Cheers.)
Sir William had on lis lips the words of
liberty, justic and full speech, but the
actual weapons he and his friends used
in the Irish contest were obstructin in
parliament aud resistance to law, out
side violence and intimidation worse than
violence. The government did not waiver
in their policy. They believed in the firm
administration of the law and were de-
termined to do their utmost. The evils
fomenting discomfort would bring to
Ireland united people. Undismayed by
criticism and with courage unshaken,
they would persevere in the course that
must end in conciliation to Ireland.
loud cheers.)
LABoUCHKRE SAID
he had been in position to see all that
occurred at Mitchellstown. String ent
orders were given to the people by the
leaders to avoid a disturbance. There
was no objection to the presence of the
government reporters but the police
could not force them through the
densely packed crowd and they
were driven back. They then advanced
to assault TIE crowd, the affray being
begun by a constable drawing his
sword and wounding horse. There
were not at any moment more than fifty
people fighting the police. There were
women and children in the crowd, and
men had perfect right to resist an at
tack, either inside or outside -tbe
barracks. The police behaved like wild
beasts, battering the people without
mercy. The chief constable showed a
deliberate intention to break up the
meeting. Labouchere held the chief con
stable and resident magistrate respon-
sible for what had occurred, and he ac-
cused them of deliberate murder.
(Cheers.)
GLADSTONE on RISING WAS LOUDLY CHEKBID.
He said it was natural that the debate
should be mainly directed to the Mitch
ellstown outrage, but Sir William Vernon
Harcourt had performed public service
in drawing attention to the Ennis meeting
Balfour had declared that the govern
ment would persevere ia their endeavor
to tranquilize Ireland by firm administra-
ton of law and by the removal not of
grievances for there were none. Laugh
ter.
Balfour here interposed, Injustice was
my word.
Gladstone said be was much obliged.
He saw no difference but it was best to
be ve7 belly correct. Resuming Gladstone
protested against Balfour's statement
that he expected only hostility from the
opposition. Whenever anything bene-
iiciaI to Ireland was proposed the
opposition hailed 1t with
pleasure and did everything possible
to further it despite the unwise policy of
coercion, which was calculated to destroy
social order. Opposition had enjoined
upon the Irish people strict obedience
to law, and their advice was more effect
i've in procuring obedience than all the
governments coercion and constabulary,
managed as it was at Mitchellstown.
Gladstone hoped TO hear before the
debate closed that this sad and greivous
affair, which had created sentiment of
horror and disgust throughout the king
dom, had not been kept in the dark but
had been probed to the bottom.
(Cheers.)
Parnelrs motion to adjourn the debate
was defeated. Dillon, who had just ar
rived from Dublin, gave his account Of
the trouble. The house adjourned at
5:15 a. N.